Milan Motorcycle Show 2007

If you are a lover of Italian motorcycles you know that historically, this is the week the industry gathers to show off it's best efforts. To the Italian way of thinking all new product introductions of note must be introduced on Italian soil and the Milan show is the big beneficiary of that. The 10,000 pound gorilla of motorcycle shows, EICMA takes place in a series of giant halls that take days of walking to cover. Most booths have warrens of offices in the centers behind closed doors with models making appointments and giant wheels of parmesian and bottles of Prosecco lined up to snack on while you wait for your appointment with a CEO. It's another world, where business, design and horsepower collide. We wouldn't miss it for the world and now you won't either....
Pictures and captions by Vicki Smith
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That's Robin Lawrence, his wife Gail, Rich Lambrechts and Dwayne Freye, enjoying one of Italy's famous co-ed bathrooms. Dwayne and Robin are the winners of the Ducati Superbike Concorso and this trip to Milan is the "Ducatisti Trip of a Lifetime" they won from Ducati North America as owners of two of the best Ducati Superbikes in America. The press conference was the first of many events they get to see over the next week. Now it's off to find some vino and grab a few hours sleep - tomorrow is a very big day!

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That's Robin Lawrence, his wife Gail, Rich Lambrechts and Dwayne Freye, enjoying one of Italy's famous co-ed bathrooms. Dwayne and Robin are the winners of the Ducati Superbike Concorso and this trip to Milan is the "Ducatisti Trip of a Lifetime" they won from Ducati North America as owners of two of the best Ducati Superbikes in America. The press conference was the first of many events they get to see over the next week. Now it's off to find some vino and grab a few hours sleep - tomorrow is a very big day!